Both of these skills look pretty good.

But now Gu Ran only has 4 pickup progress left today, and one of them is to get Elizabeth's red talent bubble for free, so there are actually only 3 times left.

If you pick up Maxi and Lucas's normal blue skill bubbles, you will only have one chance to pick up the bubbles on the field.

And the biggest freeloader target, Gerrard, has not yet appeared!

Gu Ran could only reluctantly ignore the fall of Maxi and Lucas.

Apart from the items dropped by these few people, defensive players such as Carragher and Agger did not drop any good skills. They were just ordinary skills that could be obtained for free on their own training grounds.

In addition, Ngogo also dropped a blue bubble: Side Breakthrough +1.

Gu Ran simply ignored it.

Chamberlain, who had been fighting with N'Gogo for a long time, also dropped a blue bubble: straight into the middle +1.

It's not a serious skill either.

Gu Ran also ignored it.

Overall, this wave of free stuff was quite rewarding, but not as satisfying as the first one.

Next, it’s time to force Gerrard into the game.

Logically speaking, there were only 15 minutes left in the game, and Gerrard, as captain, should have played.

However, Hodgson's nickname is Mr. Ho, so it is very likely that he will wait until the last few minutes to make substitutions.

If Gerrard comes on in the last few minutes, it will be difficult to get him for free.

We have to find a way to get Gerrard on the field as soon as possible.

Provocation... is the most direct way.

Having provoked Gerrard in front of Hodgson, even if Hodgson is not in a hurry to make a substitution, he has to consider Gerrard's feelings.

Moreover, after provoking Gerrard, he can be allowed to play with negative emotions, and he may drop star-level skills.

Gu Ran frowned, then hugged Lallana and ran all the way to the Liverpool home team bench.

Of course, Gu Ran couldn't provoke Gerrard himself, as doing so would greatly affect his status as a "future big star".

So…sorry, Lallana!

Gu Ran pushed Lallana forward, and at the same time secretly raised Lallana's arm and pointed Lallana's finger at Gerrard on the bench.

Lallana was still immersed in the joy of his wonderful goal and did not react at all.

The wrinkles on Gerard's face suddenly became more obvious.

Liverpool's bench is about to explode!

Several angry Liverpool substitutes rushed to the sidelines, wanting to argue with Lallana!

Lallana's face turned green with fear! He froze!

As a good-tempered kid, Lallana has never done anything to provoke the opposing boss!

Gu Ran quickly pulled Lallana up and ran, saying as he ran: "Larana, why are you so impulsive? How could you point at Gerrard and provoke him? Even if you scored a beautiful goal, you can't do this! Gerrard is a Liverpool legend after all! You will offend the entire Liverpool by doing this! Liverpool players hate you to death now!"

Lallana wanted to cry but had no tears. "I, I didn't mean to provoke Gerrard! I actually admire him very much! I don't know why I... Wait, Gu, were you the one who lifted my arm and pointed it at Gerrard just now?"

Gu Ran sighed with a very real feeling: "Lallana, you actually want me to take the blame? It was obviously you who was too excited after scoring the goal, and exposed your inner subconscious thoughts! I grabbed your arm to stop you! If I hadn't stopped you and pulled you away in time, you would have been beaten today!"

Lallana was stunned.

He always felt that something was wrong! But...

Gu Ran's expression was so real that it didn't look like he was acting at all.

Besides, how could a good person who can give you a perfect assist have bad intentions?

Lallana said bitterly, "I never thought... that I was such a person! In my subconscious, I actually wanted to provoke Gerrard. I really... shouldn't have done that! Gu, thank you! If you hadn't stopped me, I don't know how proud I would have been today!"

Holy shit! This is possible? Hollywood realistic acting +1 can beat everything on the football field! This is really cool for crossover players!

Lallana, you are indeed an honest man! Your eyes are full of pure stupidity...

"It's okay, it's okay, this is what I should do, don't do this next time."

Gu Ran also felt a little guilty, so he patted Lallana on the shoulder and turned around and ran towards his own defense area.

Lallana looked at Gu Ran's back and said with emotion: "Good brother!"

At this moment, on the Liverpool bench, the usually calm coach Hodgson was also angered by Lallana's "provocative behavior".

"Humph, those two guys actually dared to provoke us so blatantly at Anfield?"

"Gerrard, Kuyt, Barel!"

Coach Hodgson said in a deep voice: "You three, start warming up now! When you are on the field, don't hide anything, just treat it as a Premier League game! Go hard on their left side! Get back the two balls we lost from the left side!"

"Yes! Coach!" Kuyt and Barrel said in unison.

Gerrard also stood up calmly from the bench, "Leave it to me, coach. That kid...does pique my interest."

Having said that, Gerard quickly took off his pants.

Seeing Gerrard and the other two start to warm up, the Liverpool fans in the stadium instantly fell into a carnival! The singing of "Gerrard, Gerrard, Gerrard" shook the entire Anfield stadium!

Seeing this, the Southampton players also looked serious and quickly took their positions.

The game continues.

Jovanovic kicked the ball with a depressed look on his face and knocked the ball back to Joe Cole who also had a depressed look on his face.

Being forced to field all their main players by a dying English League One team was really depressing for them.

After Joe Cole got the ball, Liverpool began to look for opportunities from the middle.

——N'Gogo on the right side had been beaten by Gu Ran and didn't dare to ask for the ball or confront Gu Ran head-on.

The pressure on the left was temporarily reduced a lot, and Gu Ran also got more room to move accordingly, frequently supporting the middle.

In the 77th minute of the game, after receiving a wonderful pass from Joe Cole, Lucas overcame the pressure from Lambert and Schneiderlin and forced his way to the right front of Southampton's penalty area with the ball.

Schneiderlin seized the opportunity and kicked the ball out of the baseline, resulting in a dead ball.

Southampton did a good job in this wave of joint defense in the middle and on the right.

The fourth official on the sidelines took the opportunity to raise a sign to make a substitution.

Babao Barrel replaced Viper Jovanovic.

Kuyt replaced the beaten Rejoice brother N'Gogo.

In G8, Gerrard replaced Spearing.

All the Liverpool fans at the scene stood up and cheered excitedly for Gerrard's appearance! Liverpool's full lineup is here!

There were two No. 8 jerseys on the field at the same time - Liverpool's No. 8 Gerrard, and Southampton's No. 8 Gu Ran! The game had only just begun in the last 15 minutes! After Gerrard high-fived Spearing, he quickly ran onto the field.

Carragher immediately took off the captain's armband on his shoulder and put it on Gerrard's arm.

As soon as Gerrard put on the captain's armband, the morale of the entire Liverpool team immediately changed.

Almost every Liverpool player became murderous! This kind of spiritual infection and catalysis can only be achieved by the true team spirit.

The KOPs waved Liverpool’s Phoenix LFC flag crazily!

The entire Anfield stadium was completely submerged in a sea of ​​red flags.

Gerrard then stood near the center of the penalty area.

The Southampton players felt the pressure and focused their attention on man-to-man defense.

Gu Ran was originally assisting left midfielder Chamberlain in marking N'Gogo. Now that N'Gogo has left the field, Gu Ran's defensive target has become Kuyt.

Kuyt's position was close to the left of the center and seemed to be outside Liverpool's attacking area.

Southampton's defensive focus was also concentrated on the right side where Liverpool had more people.

The game resumes.

The fifth prince, Ag, straightened his waist and abdomen and threw the ball out of bounds with great force towards the middle area.

The ball is very fast and flies very far, feeling like a strategic grenade!

The worst thing is that this ball avoided Southampton's heavy defensive deployment on the right side! Liverpool's throw-in tactics are very smart!

After getting the ball, Maxi held up Lallana, made a transition bridge, and passed the ball to Gerrard.

Gerrard moved dynamically under the double-team of Lambert and Schneiderlin, used his body to hold up two people, and easily stopped the ball passed by Maxi.

This is really a gap in strength!

Lambert and Schneiderlin are considered strong, but in front of the powerful Gerrard, they are just like elementary school students.

Gerrard dribbled the ball and half turned, found the gap between Lambert and Schneiderlin, and made a rainbow pass to the left side of Southampton.

When Gerrard half turned around, Kuyt on the left side started in advance! Chamberlain, who was originally marking him closely, was dumbfounded. By the time Chamberlain realized it, he had been left two positions behind by Kuyt! Liverpool's offensive coordination and running to create space are really many times better than those of the English League One teams! Gerrard's rainbow pass landed accurately, and Kuyt ran to the landing point and easily rubbed the ball forward, stopping the ball and advancing!

The cooperation between the two top stars immediately received crazy cheers from Liverpool fans! Kuyt, who is now 30 years old, is also a model of getting better with age.

Kuyt can play almost any position on the field and is one of the top ten versatile players in world football.

Liverpool fans believe that if Kuyt is given a pair of gloves, he can even be a good goalkeeper.

Kuyt not only performs well on the offensive end, but also performs very well on the defensive end.

In football, there are forwards, center forwards, shadow forwards, pillar forwards, etc., but Kuyt is a "shield forward" who can attack and defend.

Kuyt has plenty of physical energy and covers the entire field in almost every game. He is a typical B2B winger.

Kuyt is not only fast, confrontational, capable of breakthroughs and excellent shooting skills, but his awareness is also top-notch in the Premier League, and his sense of smell in front of the goal is at the level of a fox in the penalty area.

He once completed a hat trick by picking up loose balls in front of the goal in a game - three consecutive times.

Kuyt scored a hat-trick by taking advantage of the opportunity with a follow-up shot in front of the goal. He can be regarded as the best player in the Premier League to take advantage of opportunities.

So, when Kuyt took the ball and cut into the left side of Southampton's penalty area, all of Southampton's defensive players were scared!

Southampton's first two lines of defense were easily broken through by Liverpool!

Kuyt dribbled the ball very quickly and inserted it decisively! Liverpool's offensive players also took the opportunity to penetrate into Southampton's penalty area to prepare for support.

Gerrard also took the opportunity to move forward, attracting the attention of at least 4 Southampton defenders! Yes, Kuyt with the ball is scary, but Gerrard running without the ball is even scarier! Chamberlain desperately chased after Kuyt!

It was his responsibility to mark Kuyt, but he didn't mark Kuyt at all!

If the ball was really lost because of this, Chamberlain would become the hero of Liverpool!

But he couldn't catch up! The 30-year-old Kuyt's sudden start was too fast! Just as Kuyt was about to break through the left penalty area line with the ball, a white figure cut in like lightning in a storm, firmly blocking Kuyt's breakthrough route!

Kuit quickly raised his head and glanced, his eyebrows slightly raised.

The one who blocked his breakthrough route was Southampton's new No. 8 Gu Ran! Kuyt didn't stop and rushed directly with his body! Gu Ran immediately lowered his center of gravity and used his shoulder to catch Kuyt's collision.

Bang! Gu Ran took a half step back under the chariot-like impact, then quickly stabilized his body.

Gu Ran felt that all the muscles in his body had lost their tense strength and his bones were extremely sore.

Fortunately, this feeling didn't last long.

However, if it weren't for the various skills, he wouldn't be able to compete with the top Premier League stars just relying on his physical attributes!

At the same time, Kuyt was bounced back a step, his eyes full of disbelief.

Only then did Kuyt realize why the confident N'Gogo was beaten so badly by such a League One rookie.

This Chinese boy... is really strong!

Kuyt protected the ball and pretended to break through from Gu Ran's left side.

Gu Ran lowered his center of gravity and waited calmly, not in a hurry to move his feet.

At this time, Chamberlain accelerated and caught up from behind.

Maybe Chamberlain's defense is not good enough, but his speed is definitely not bad!

Moreover, Chamberlain held his breath!

From the time he came on the field 10 minutes ago to now, Gu Ran had made one pass and one shot, but Chamberlain... hadn't touched the ball yet! Just as Chamberlain was about to catch up with Kuyt and form a double team with Gu Ran, Kuyt first rushed to the left, then suddenly stopped and ran to the right!

Gu Ran saw through Kuyt's fake move and quickly followed up to defend him! As soon as Chamberlain ran over, the two of them ran away again.

Chamberlain: ???

...Can you two wait for me? Chamberlain could only continue to chase him with his head down and speed up! Kuyt suddenly stopped and stepped on the ball perfectly! Gu Ran also quickly stopped -

However, there is always a gap. Kuyt's sudden stop was perfect. Gu Ran's attention was already highly concentrated. He also predicted that Kuyt would definitely stop suddenly and find an opening, but Kuyt still created a passing channel!

At this moment, Chamberlain's double-team had not yet arrived, and Southampton's defense on the left side completely collapsed!

Gerrard, who was in the middle of the penalty area, had already inserted himself and was ready to receive the ball!

Kuyt swung his leg to pass the ball——

After Gu Ran stopped suddenly, he had no time to turn around -

Gu Ran was quick-witted. He kicked his legs and used the rebound of his body to block Kuyt's passing route!!!

Bang! The football hit Gu Ran's head hard and bounced back! All the fans at the scene were dumbfounded!

Kuyt was also stupid!

What kind of defense is this!

Sacrifice yourself to block the bullet hole?

Which professional youth training camp can train such unconventional defensive methods?

The key point is... although Gu Ran's action was not conventional, he really blocked the ball!

This rescue is crucial!

Gerrard missed the target!

After being stunned for a moment, Kuyt quickly turned around to chase the ball and brought the ball that was about to go out of bounds back under his feet.

However, this also increased the distance between him and the penalty area.

After Gu Ran headed the ball away, he fell straight onto the grass.

All the Southampton fans cried out in pain.

This fall looks very painful!

But the next moment, Gu Ran jumped up with a beautiful and graceful somersault.

The core strength blows the whole audience away!

Southampton's female fans are ecstatic!

Some male fans are also crazy about it!

On the podium, the magnificent female boss Linda took out a tissue with trembling fingertips and wiped the crystal saliva from the corner of her mouth...

It hurts, of course it really hurts.

Not only did my back hurt all over my body, but my head was also hit hard by the football, which made me feel a little dizzy.

Fortunately, Gu Ran had the passive attribute of Tin Man +5. Although he still felt pain, his body was not seriously injured.

At this time, Chamberlain changed route and caught up with Kuyt who had just stopped the ball.

Before Chamberlain and Kuyt met, Kuyt changed lanes and accelerated, easily shaking Chamberlain off.

Chamberlain: ...

Kuyt regained his confidence with Chamberlain and continued to fight 1v1 with Gu Ran!

At this moment, Gerrard, who was running in the penalty area, was closely guarded by Walton and Jaidi, and lost the best chance to receive the pass.

In just one or two seconds, the dynamic changes in the penalty area were too fast!

——In the confrontation between professional teams, opportunities are often only a moment, and this is no exception for Liverpool.

Kuyt's attack was sharp, but Gu Ran's defensive level was beyond his expectations.

Kuyt originally had a great chance of breaking through, but under Gu Ran's strict defense, the chance became very slim.

However, Kuyt is worthy of being a top Premier League star. After quickly adjusting his mentality, he rushed towards the end line with great momentum.

Kuyt no longer sought to break through and cut inside, but wanted to use his speed to overtake Gu Ran and cross the ball from the bottom! …

(End of this chapter)